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Title: The Return of the Sorcerer Title Record # 63517
Author: Clark Ashton Smith
Date: 1931-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Cthulhu Mythos (Lovecraft contemporary)
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
2008 A Rendering from the Arabic
Year Language Title
1969Translated by Jacques Parsons for Roland Stragliati's anthology Les Miroirs de la Peur, 1969.
French Le retour du sorcier
1970Translated by Friedrich Polakovics
German Des Magiers Wiederkehr [as by C. A. Smith]
1972Translated by Claude Gilbert.
French Talion
1975Translated by Heleen ten Holt
Dutch De terugkeer van de magiër
1976Translated by Werner Maibohm.
German
Die Hand vor der Tür?Die Hand vor der Tuer
2001Translated by Francisco Torres Oliver
Spanish El retorno del brujo
2001Translated by Heiko Langhans
German
Die Rückkehr des Hexers?Die Rueckkehr des Hexers
2018Translated by Heiko Langhans
German
Die Rückkehr des Hexers?Die Rueckkehr des Hexers
[as by C. A. Smith]
2020Translated by José Geraldo Gouvêa
Portuguese O Retorno do Feiticeiro

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, September 1931 1931-09-00 ed. Harry Bates The Clayton Magazines, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag H. W. Wesso  
Out of Space and Time 1942-08-00 Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
xii+
370
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Hannes Bok Checkmark
Sleep No More: Twenty Masterpieces of Horror for the Connoisseur 1944-00-00 ed. August Derleth Farrar & Rinehart  
$2.50?$: US dollar
x+
374
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
Sleep No More: Twenty Masterpieces of Horror for the Connoisseur 1944-00-00 ed. August Derleth Editions for the Armed Services R-33
$0.00?$: US dollar
x+
374
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Lee Brown Coye  
Sleep No More 1964-12-00 ed. August Derleth Panther 1770
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Sleep No More 1965-00-00 ed. August Derleth Panther 1770
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
188
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Stories from Sleep No More 1967-02-00 ed. August Derleth Bantam Books H3425
$0.60?$: US dollar
148
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Startling Mystery Stories, Spring 1968 1968-00-00 ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes Health Knowledge, Inc.  
$0.50?$: US dollar
132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Les miroirs de la peur 1969-04-00 ed. Roland Stragliati Casterman     330
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Daniel Locus  
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos 1969-11-00 ed. August Derleth Arkham House  
$7.50?$: US dollar
xii+
407
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lee Brown Coye Checkmark
Saat aus dem Grabe 1970-00-00 C. A. Smith Insel (Bibliothek des Hauses Usher) 2704
DM 14.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
217
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Hans Ulrich Osterwalder , Ute Osterwalder Checkmark
Out of Space and Time 1971-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Neville Spearman 0-85435-101-9
£1.75?£: UK pound
xii+
370
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tom Simmonds  
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos 1971-05-00 ed. August Derleth Beagle Books / Ballantine (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft #5) 95080
$0.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
241
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Victor Valla Checkmark
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 1 1973-04-00 ed. August Derleth Ballantine Books 0-345-03226-8
$0.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
241
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth John Holmes Checkmark
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 1 1974-02-00 ed. August Derleth Ballantine Books 0-345-23226-7
$0.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
241
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth John Holmes Checkmark
Out of Space and Time: Volume II 1974-03-00 Clark Ashton Smith Panther 0-586-04110-9
£0.35?£: UK pound
192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Second Mayflower Book of Black Magic Stories 1974-11-00 ed. Michel Parry Mayflower 0-583-12333-3
£0.40?£: UK pound
205
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Les Edwards  
Out of Space and Time: Volume II 1975-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Panther 0-586-04110-9
£0.40?£: UK pound
192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 1 1975-00-00 ed. August Derleth Panther 0-586-04151-6
£0.50?£: UK pound
239
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Bruce Pennington Checkmark
De gewelven van Yoh-Vombis 1975-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Bruna (Bruna FEH #23) 90-229-3523-X   302
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Bob van Blommestein Checkmark
Légendes du mythe de Cthulhu 1975-00-00 ed. August Derleth Christian Bourgois (Dans l'épouvante)  
F50.00?F: French frank
419
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth  
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos: Volume 1 1975-11-00 ed. August Derleth Ballantine Books 0-345-24687-X
$1.50?$: US dollar
xiv+
241
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth John Holmes Checkmark
Légendes du mythe de Cthulhu 1975-11-12 ed. August Derleth France Loisirs     214
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Benjamin Baltimore  
Acht Teufelseier 1976-12-07 ed. Michel Parry Pabel (Vampir Taschenbuch #42) VTB42
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
145
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Légendes du mythe de Cthulhu 1981-02-13 ed. August Derleth J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1161) 2-277-21161-3   409
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Tibor Csernus Checkmark
Saat aus dem Grabe 1982-03-00 C. A. Smith Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #68) 3-518-37265-3
DM 8.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
249+
[2]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Thomas Franke Checkmark
Légendes du mythe de Cthulhu 1985-01-00 ed. August Derleth Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket #2306) 2-266-01483-8   441
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
Ubbo-Sathla 1985-11-00 Clark Ashton Smith Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #155) 2-7304-0348-5   180
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Jean-Michel Nicollet  
Rod Serling's Night Gallery Reader 1987-12-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Carol Serling, Charles G. Waugh Dembner Books 0-934878-93-5
$15.95?$: US dollar
x+
326
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos 1988-00-00 ed. August Derleth Grafton 0-586-20344-3
£5.99?£: UK pound
508
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Tim White Checkmark
L'appel de Cthulhu 1989-10-00 ed. August Derleth Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5347) 2-266-03170-8   253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth W. Siudmak  
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos 1990-00-00 ed. uncredited Arkham House 0-87054-159-5
$23.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jeffrey K. Potter Checkmark
Rivals of Weird Tales 1990-05-00 ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-69331-3
$9.99?$: US dollar
xx+
486
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth John Rosato Checkmark
L'appel de Cthulhu 1990-07-00 ed. August Derleth Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5347) 2-266-03170-8   253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth W. Siudmak  
Howard Phillips Lovecraft 1 1991-09-00 Howard Phillips Lovecraft Robert Laffont (Bouquins) 2-221-05684-1
F140.00?F: French frank
xxxvi+
1174
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Philippe Druillet  
L'appel de Cthulhu 1992-12-00 ed. August Derleth Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5347) 2-266-03170-8   253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth W. Siudmak  
L'appel de Cthulhu 1995-06-00 ed. August Derleth Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5347) 2-266-03170-8   253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth W. Siudmak  
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos 1998-10-00 ed. uncredited Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-42204-X
$12.00?$: US dollar
xi+
461
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth John Jude Palencar  
L'appel de Cthulhu 2000-09-00 ed. August Derleth Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5347) 2-266-10811-5   253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth W. Siudmak  
Necropolis 2001-05-00 Clark Ashton Smith Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2605) 3-935822-03-0
DM 32.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Babbarammdass Checkmark
The Emperor of Dreams 2002-03-00 Clark Ashton Smith Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks #26) 0-575-07373-X
£7.99?£: UK pound
592
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll J. K. Potter Checkmark
Necrophobia: Meister der Angst 2005-07-00 ed. Frank Festa Festa (Festa Horror TB #1507) 3-86552-009-X
€9.90?€: Euro
440
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth F. Fiedler Checkmark
Out of Space and Time 2006-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Bison Books (Bison Frontiers of Imagination) 0-8032-9352-6
$16.95?$: US dollar
xviii+
370
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Stasys Eidiejus Checkmark
The Door to Saturn 2007-06-15 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-029-7
$39.95?$: US dollar
xv+
299
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
Légendes du mythe de Cthulhu 1?Legendes du mythe de Cthulhu 1
2007-11-00 ed. August Derleth Presses Pocket 978-2-266-17393-3
€5.80?€: Euro
256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Marc Simonetti  
The Klarkash-Ton Cycle: Clark Ashton Smith's Cthulhu Mythos Fiction 2008-06-30 Clark Ashton Smith Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu Fiction #6046) 978-1-56882-160-3
$14.95?$: US dollar
x+
212
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Stephen Gilberts Checkmark
The Return of the Sorcerer 2009-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Prime Books 978-0-8095-5665-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
400
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Peter Bergting  
The Return of the Sorcerer 2009-09-15 Clark Ashton Smith Prime Books 978-1-60701-209-2
$14.95?$: US dollar
346
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Peter Bergting Checkmark
The Door to Saturn 2011-02-16 Clark Ashton Smith eStar Books 978-1-61210-200-9
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack: 40 Modern and Classic Lovecraftian Tales 2012-04-17 ed. Colin Azariah-Kribbs, John Gregory Betancourt Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4890-3
$0.99?$: US dollar
1054
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
The Return of the Sorcerer 2012-10-10 Clark Ashton Smith Prime Books / SFBC 978-1-62090-569-2
$13.99?$: US dollar
348
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Peter Bergting Checkmark
The Door to Saturn 2013-10-22 Clark Ashton Smith Audible Frontiers      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
Das Labyrinth des Maal Dweb 2013-11-00 Clark Ashton Smith Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2632) 978-3-86552-128-6
€28.00?€: Euro
411
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Door to Saturn 2016-01-19 Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-837-8
$17.99?$: US dollar
xv+
298
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Jason Van Hollander  
El gabinete de los delirios 2017-01-00 ed. uncredited Valdemar (El Club Diógenes #331) 978-84-7702-847-5   525
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Óscar Sacristán López  
H. P. Lovecrafts Necronomicon 2018-04-00 ed. Frank Festa Festa 978-3-86552-324-2
€13.99?€: Euro
393
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Além da imaginação e do tempo?Alem da imaginacao e do tempo
2020-00-00 Clark Ashton Smith Clock Tower 978-658-885200-2
R$59.99?R$: Brazilian real
284
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Leander Moura  
Der Mythos des Cthulhu 2020-10-23 Clark Ashton Smith Festa 978-3-86552-857-5
€16.99?€: Euro
316
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Bookcoversart Checkmark
Stories from Sleep No More date unknown ed. August Derleth Bantam Books H3425
$0.60?$: US dollar
148
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos date unknown ed. uncredited Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-42204-X
$12.95?$: US dollar
xi+
461
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth John Jude Palencar Checkmark
The Last Hieroglyph date unknown Clark Ashton Smith Roy A. Squires      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
coll  
The Door to Saturn date unknown Clark Ashton Smith Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-363-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, September 1931 date unknown ed. Harry Bates Pulp Tales Press  
$12.95?$: US dollar
146
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth H. W. Wesso  
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos date unknown ed. uncredited Arkham House 0-87054-159-5
$24.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jeffrey K. Potter Checkmark
The Door to Saturn date unknown Clark Ashton Smith Audible Frontiers  
$11.99?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Jason Van Hollander Checkmark
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos date unknown ed. uncredited Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-42204-X
$14.95?$: US dollar
xi+
461
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth John Jude Palencar  
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